Playing together: arranging and rehearsing a fusion performance
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Why this why now
Pupils now have ample experience being part of an instrumental and vocal ensemble, playing tuned and untuned accompaniments, using syncopation and polyrhythms, and playing within various styles of music. They have also learnt strategies for effective ensemble practice. Now, they are ready to combine all of this learning, creating a fusion ensemble piece and further developing their strategies for effective practice. Pupils can take this learning of combining musical styles into their theme and variation composition unit.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils routines are established for using instruments.
- Pupils have had plenty of opportunities to develop their sense of pulse.
- Pupils have had lots of experience playing melodies on tuned percussion and rhythm patterns on untuned percussion.
- Pupils know that pitch is how high or low the note sounds.
- Pupils know that rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences.
- Pupils have listened, studied and composed across a wide range of musical genres.
Threads
Why this why now
Pupils now have ample experience being part of an instrumental and vocal ensemble, playing tuned and untuned accompaniments, using syncopation and polyrhythms, and playing within various styles of music. They have also learnt strategies for effective ensemble practice. Now, they are ready to combine all of this learning, creating a fusion ensemble piece and further developing their strategies for effective practice. Pupils can take this learning of combining musical styles into their theme and variation composition unit.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils routines are established for using instruments.
- Pupils have had plenty of opportunities to develop their sense of pulse.
- Pupils have had lots of experience playing melodies on tuned percussion and rhythm patterns on untuned percussion.
- Pupils know that pitch is how high or low the note sounds.
- Pupils know that rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences.
- Pupils have listened, studied and composed across a wide range of musical genres.
Playing together: arranging and rehearsing a fusion performance
In this unit, pupils listen to music in which two or more styles have been fused together to create something new. They also learn short musical ideas that represent different musical genres and combine these as part of an ensemble.
6 lessons in unit
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